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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,402 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Iowa. With 1,520 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $12,065 per year.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Iowa. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa State are $11,404 a year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,284
Minnesota 3,106
South Dakota 427
Missouri 2,724
Nebraska 1,201
North Dakota 397

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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